Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

j. &. lIindes Charles Stone, n j. Renaud
city clerk, Miss Il. 5. Smith common
council, J. j. Barnard, o. G. Dalrymple,
j. Donnelly; city sheriff, Stephen Bates !;
constable, II. p, Fisher listers, j. l..
Miner, NJ. T. Bristol, f. 1. Landon; street
commissioners. Peter Austin, y. &. Nor
ton, VI. Bristol; sealer of weights and
measures, Robert Hudson; inspector of
leather, ;: ID. Miner fence view
ers, j. II. Donnelly, George Kingsman ;
Miner; sexton, Thomas Fisk; superin-
tendent of schools, Rev. X. II. sherman
city grand Jurors, +. w. Tuttle, A. Weth-
erbee, Alzine Rivers water commission
ers, ;. g. Miner, j. &. Fisher, f. f. Nc
Donough library committee, pastor
congregational church, Charles f. Park
er, j. ID. Smith poor master, j. l.. Miner.
The eighth article in the warning called
for 5000 TO support Father Campeau's s
Catholic school, was rejected, lO9 to 81.
The meeting adjourned to Thursday,
April 1..... William Hitchcock of Des
Moines, Ia, was in town Monday. He
has been settling up his fathers estate in
S4orenam na and returns West soon. Mrs,
\ blgail Thompson, relict of the late
James Thompson, Bristol, died in that
place Thursday aged about 81 years. She
left nine children, ali living. Among them
were Mrs. X. Z. Bristol and Mrs. A. b.
Rose, also 36 grandchildren and 3S great
grandchildren. .... Howard, Peck & Davis
who are running the steam saw MILL
Addison, shipped ~ tons of lumber by
cars IN February. Shipments from this
depot during the month of February
were: Hay 120 tons, by Booth &Walker and
Booth Bros. kaoline, by Goss 81 Gleason,
GO tons; cattle, 60 tons furniture, 80 tons /;
Smith Il ketcham and Fisher & Daniels,
butter II tons. Total for February, 1887,
IA tons, February. 1886. 293 tons.
Bristol.
The butter market Saturday was quite
active at % cents The usual variety
of weather the past week. There is still a
large amount of snow on the ground. In
the woods and on the mountains there is
from four t. six feet. .... The Methodists
are to observe Easter with appropriate
services. 800. Church sociables are receiv
ing considerable attention from the min
lsterS of this place. The general opinion
Is that they are necessary in order to raise
sufficient money for church expenses.
Taking this view of the matter, there is no
doubt that the sociables will be continued
for some years to come. ..... The Boston
Opera company is billed for Holley hall
next week ..... Myron w. Wilson's condi-
ton is about the same as last week.
The annual school meetings occur next
week. | p to the present time no candi-
dates have yet made their appearance
L
We're in town last Friday ..... Dealers in
tinware are having harvest now. Large
numbers of tin cauS are being sold to
sugar makers. Farr'Bro's. are filling an
order of 800 cans for a Lincoln firm. .....
Tenement houses are scarce, and the com
ing season will witness the erection of
several ... The mill at Rocky Dale will
start up about April /, j. NJ. Moore is the
new proprietor ana he is to manufacture
furniture stock, doing the turning here
and shipping to manufacturers. He will
use from $50, 600 to 100000 feet of second
growth white ash annually and employ lC
hands Two incipient rows occurred
on our streets last Saturday, caused by
too much cemetery promoter. "..... The
choir of the Baptist church is said to bt
one of the best in the county. Their pro
gramme Sunday was of an unusual high
order.
Enosburgh
We were visited Friday and Saturday
with a cry heavy snowstorm. 800. The
most of the farmers are getting theiI
buckets out and otherwise making ready
TO catch the first run, while some have
already tapped &c. 5. Fassett, Esq
and Deacon Dow are having quite a cal
for calves from their nice herds of Jerseys
Mr.. Fassetts cows averaged a little ovel
300 pounds of butter to the COW the past
year, feeding extra about 50 worth o
grain to the COW, and Deacon Dow's aver
age was about the same their numbers
are about 20 each. ..... Charlie Waterman
OF Dakota, who went from this town a
few years ago with his brother George
and bought quite Il quantity of land, re
turned Saturday with the remains OF
George for intermeut at the Centre
the funeral service being observed in
Memorial church Sunday afternoon. ....
Mr.. Maulis Perkins of East Bakersfield
,i-;, /.
old Ayre's saw mill which he bought a
little over year ago, and is nearly ready
for saving. He has now some 1000 logs
at the mill. ...C. f. Ovitt & Son have
bought out the milling business of c, L.
Rounds, also the stone and other machin-
cry for milling use, paying Mr.. Rounds
34OO for the same, and we understand that
are to raise the price of grinding up to the
old price, which the farmers are not quite
satisfied with.
Waterville.
Enos Fletcher has moved into Giel
Woods house. ...... Ami Leach has bought
the land belonging to the Deatou Wilbur
place in the village of Elbridge Wilbur
.... Carl Wicks of Cambridge has moved
into u. +. Maurice's house 90. Fred Oar
rach was visiting his brother, the doctor,
at Enosburgh the past week bert
Stockwell has moved into the little house
by Darrach' IS hotel. Mrs Labaela has
gone TO live with her son-in-law, Henry
Russell. .... Mrs. Hattie Wood of Fairfax
is the guest of her uncle, Edgar Maynard
..... n. b. Page has moved back on to
his home farm again. ...... The darma en-
titled "Above the Clouds played by the
young people of this place Saturday even
ing was beautifully played before a crowd
ed house .. Henry Wetherbee of Bur
lington was the guest of j. V. Stevens
over Sunday. Augustus Waters was
at home few days the past week.
North Hero.
The third town meeting held the l2th
inst, for the purpose of completing the
business began at the first meeting was
not so largely attended as the two pre-
vious ones, many voters being so thorough
ly disgusted with some of the proceedings
as to absent themselves. If more of our
large tax payers had been present, certain
votes that were carried that will deplete
the treasury would have failed even other
wise. The treasurers books showed Il bal
ance on hand of S3l203 and it was voted
to raise Sll507l more, being just 35 per
cent on the grand list. There was also
$45.5 of public money on hand. One
matter brought before this last meeting